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Wine tasting in Umbria

E*tra Vergine Oleoteca is a brand new concept, created by the eclectic architect and olive oil producer Monia Caneschi, whose passions for food, design and olive oil have been combined with those of Pierluigi Ceccarelli, professional sommelier and olive oil taster, who have been working with wine and gastronomy for the past 20 years. The result is a culinary oeuvre, a magic and unique place where it is possible to feel the intense dedication to quality and details. With 250 olive oil labels, all of them personally selected, the olive oil shop E*tra Vergine Oleoteca is an important national and international collection, offering the best Italian olive oil brands and products coming from abroad, all of them with the common characteristic of very high quality.

Oil is the main actor, but also wine, sauces, pasta and herbal liqueurs among other specialties give their contribution for a special evening and memorable culinary experience. The dedicated chef creates delicious plates different every day, depending on the fresh materials available, and with the constant leitmotif with are the olives.

A place where gastronomic culture is explored in the wider meaning, where you can talk about historical and cultural traditions related to the local and national food products and where it is possible to taste products of absolute excellence.

Book a villa in Umbria through Home in Italy and get a free olive oil tasting at the Oleoteca in Spello!

In the US people like red and high quality wine ‘. “In 2015 we have increased the export by 30%,” says Roberto Angelini, the owern of Properzio Group, a company based in Spello (Umbria) which has been spreading the Italian excellence in the world for seven generations. The United States represents the 50% of Properzio turnover. “Italy has a lot to offer, so much to be the first country to export wine to the US”, continues Mr Angelini, “and when we talk about excellence in the States, we are referring to Kurni, Sassicaia, Barolo, Sagrantino and Amarone”. According to the OIV (International Organisation of Vine and Wine), in the 2013 the U.S.A. were the first country in the consumption of wine, with Italy as leader supplier, ahead of France.

Enoteca Properzio is set in an ancient building dating back to 1550 and part of the famous Palazzo dei Canonici, next to the Cathedral of Santa Maria Maggiore, in Spello. Legend has it that here lived and worked Pinturicchio, one of the greatest Italian artist of the 1400. The Enoteca offers different areas, for private wine tasting and excellent cooking classes.Free Wine Tasting at Properzio, Spello for homeinitaly.com customers.

“Why the next wine in your cellar should be a Sagrantino di Montefalco”. Forbes Life 27 August 2015

Umbria, Italian wine excellence. Word of Forbes, the prestigious journal of the American economy and finance which, in a long article by Per and Britt Karlsson, sings the praises of the Sagrantino di Montefalco, whose grapes have been growing for centuries on the slopes of the Umbrian hills.

“Umbria – says Forbes – is a wonderful Italian region. So many comments about it, as indeed for most of the beautiful Italy. And that’s a fact. If would say, however, that Umbria has also stunning wine? Well, many other Italian regions also have it. But unquestionably Umbria has some really rare wines. Umbria is a small region, but with different types of wine. In the south, the vineyards are scattered around the pretty town of Montefalco. Sangiovese here, as in the neighboring Tuscany, is grown and used to produce the Montefalco Rosso. What ensues, are very pleasant and convenient wines. Excellent table wines, light and elegant in style.”

“However – continues Forbes – the big surprise comes from Sagrantino. This wine is used only in small part at Montefalco. But its wines are breathtaking. Some compare it to Barolo from Piedmont, others the great grape of southern Italy, Aglianico . ‘Sagrantino must be tamed’, says a farmer, which means that this product has to be aged a lot. And after enjoying a variety of wines from the 2011 vintage recently put up for sale, I absolutely agree. Even if of course everything depends on the manufacturer.

Home in Italy would like to welcome its guests in Umbria with a special gift. They are kindly invited to experience an exclusive Wine Tasting in Enoteca Properzio, Spello, Umbria.

Imagine entering a room with ancient origins, dating back to medieval times, where the atmosphere is warm and welcoming. This is Enoteca Properzio, one of the most popular wine stores in Italy, not only for the high quality of its products, but also for the context in which it is inserted.

The wine tasting experience is a trip through intense, fruity aromas and some of the best sparkling Italian and foreign wines, a memorable experience of senses.

“Recently voted one of Italy’s top ten wine shops by an Italian wine magazine, this enoteca gives serious wine buffs a run for their money. Presided over by the enthusiastic Angelini brothers, it stocks some 2,200 global wines, including a vast selection from Umbria. The enoteca occupies part of Palazzo dei Canonici, its sleek contemporary styling encased in ancient bricks vaults” (Time Out).

Today the free Wine Tasting is available only for Umbria bookings because of the location of the enoteca.